Activities & Day Trips
Our Mountain View Lodge is a place of peace and relaxation.
You can either sit in the Sun in the garden or by the pool and enjoy the day or get pleasure from the wonderful panorama, which is offered to you when looking from Acra-Retreat.
Do you feel one with nature? Then you have the total relaxation and we have reached our goal!
However there is some live around us.
Only a few minutes’ drive away, the small, picturesque railway town of Waterval Boven is situated.
Waterval Boven provides a relatively good infrastructure.
A supermarket, an antique store, Internet café, a FNB bank with AT, butchers, bakers, Liquor Stores, fast food & la Carte restaurants and much more besides a gas station and a hospital. Definitely not miss, to visit the steam train railways in Waterval Boven.
But also in the immediate vicinity, we have a lot to offer:
For nature & sport fans:
Whether beginner or advanced,there is something for everybody .
Our Tip:
The 60m abseiling right next to the waterfall; an unforgettable experience!
(Foto is a 30m abseil)
For those who are historically and architecturally interested:
· • stone circles
· • steam train
· • five Ark bridge
· • "Anglo Boer" war sites
• The Paul Krueger Museum
Be taken by the mysticism of early cultural history.
We particularly want to recommend following small snippet on day trips.
They maybe are less touristy, but nevertheless, or just why they are especially worth seeing:
Day trips
The distances from Acra-Retreat **Mountain View Lodge**
are right next to the experience specified.
- To visit Sudwala Caves (50 km) is to embark on a geological expedition. The gigantic halls of the oldest known caves in the world are filled with fairytale cave formations, illuminated to display the brilliant true colour.
Explorers also have the privilege of discovering the history & unsolved mysteries that shroud the caves, with tales of marauding impi, stony apparitions and resonant rock.
Even Pavarotti performed in the biggest cave. The acoustics are phenomenal!
- For children there is the Sudwala Dinosaur Park right next door
Our secret tip:
Kaapse Hoop also known as Kaapshehoop is a fairytale town with a rich and monumental history which is the perfect place to unwind.
- Kaapsche Hoop (55 km)
This picturesque little town is surrounded by stone and rocky landscapes as you imagine it on the Moon and was once build by people searching and digging for gold.
As they all left for Johannesburg (where the gold was just lying on the street!), they left their horses there: Now Kaapsche Hoop claims to have one of the Biggest Wild Horses Colonie in the World. The horses also just roam in the little town and might even ask you for some sweeties !!
Hiking trails will lead you to one of the many waterfall around there.
The contrast is overwhelming. You are located in a small village of artists. The town was built in the Cape Dutch style, and it looks like time stands still.
And as a highlight: After a 30 minute trail through the "Moon Landscape" you will get rewarded with a view which defies all descriptions !!! Magnificient!
Nelspruit (90 km)
You want to go shopping or buy some African souvenirs? In Nelspruit, you will find everything your heart desires.
You can also visit the Lowveld National Botanical Garden.
This is probably the most spectacular botanical garden in South Africa, with the confluence of the Nels and Crocodile rivers a bit further down along the path.
This is a great day’s outing.
Visit also the new Mbombela Stadium which was build for the Soccer World Cup 2010.
- Sterkspruit Nature Reserve (84 km)
Go on a exploration tour
Because of the ideal location of Acra-Retreat **Mountain View Lodge**, you can easily discover all of the spectacular attractions in this region.
We are always happy to advise you or help you make a booking.
Blyde River Canyon (180 km)
Krüger National Park (160 km)
Berlin Falls (160)
Graskop (145 km)
Pilgims Rest (145 km)
God´s Window (142 km)
Bourke´s Luck Potholes (140km)
Mac Mac Falls (135)
-Dreams come True-
Please talk to us, if you are interested in a tour of a special kind.
We gladly organise for you such as the ultralight flying, hot-air balloon ride or bungee jumping.
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